Originally Posted by
aviatorhi
Six just wouldn't cut it as it takes me a day to get there and a day to get back. As a line holder is realistically need to be seeing a block of 14+ joined across two months.
And I don't mind burning vacation days but I don't know how many of those are awarded to new hires, etc.
This would not be possible as a reserve pilot.
As a line holder you would never be awarded any lines with that many days off in a row, although you can SAP into your above scenario, assuming the company fixes the "glitch" from last month's SAP.
Last, you can't just "burn" vacation days. You are awarded vacation as a function of seniority and they come in week long blocks. You can't choose to take a vacation day like at a normal job.